Jon Gries
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 17, 1957 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Glendale, California, USA
- Credits
- 134
An American actor, writer and director. He is known for his role in Napoleon Dynamite as Uncle Rico, and more recently "Lost" as Roger Linus, "Taken" as Casey, and "The Pretender" as Broots. From early roles like Lazlo Hollyfeld in "Real Genius" to the suspicious Greg Hunt in "White Lotus" his career spans across genres, showcasing his talent in both comedic and dramatic roles.
Known for
Filmography
Carolina Caroline
2026Movie
Hank Daniels
Tuesday's Flu
2025Movie
Devil May Cry
2025TV
Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice), Pres. Hopper / Soldier (voice), Hopper / Protester (voice), Hopper / Demon 1 (voice)
It's Florida, Man.
2024TV
Denver
Solvent
2024Movie
Gunner S. Holbrook
Fallout
2024TV
Biff
Bits
2024Movie
Only the Good Survive
2023Movie
Cult Leader
The White Lotus
2021TV
Greg Hunt
Wish Upon a Unicorn
2020Movie
Bud
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020Movie
Self
3 Days with Dad
2019Movie
Tim
Glass Jaw
2018Movie
Sam Austin
All About the Money
2017Movie
Jon Waters
The Axe Murders of Villisca
2017Movie
Greg
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2016Movie
Himself
Dream Corp LLC
2016TV
Dr. Roberts
Operation Chromite
2016Movie
Hoyt Vandenberg
Falsely Accused
2016Movie
Gus
Durant's Never Closes
2016Movie
Dizzy Dean
Endgame
2015Movie
Principal Thomas
Pass the Light
2015Movie
Franklin
Americons
2015Movie
Billy
Taken 3
2014Movie
Mark Casey
Bad Turn Worse
2014Movie
Sheriff Shep
The Last Survivors
2014Movie
Carson
Locker 13
2014Movie
Archie
Eternity: The Movie
2014Movie
Barry Goldfield, Jr.
Faults
2014Movie
Terry
Skinwalker Ranch
2013Movie
Hoyt
Byron's Theme
2013Movie
A True Story
2013Movie
Richard Simpkins
The Bridge
2013TV
Bob
Noobz
2013Movie
Greg Lipstein
Taken 2
2012Movie
Mark Casey
Unicorn City
2012Movie
Shadow Hawk
Five Time Champion
2012Movie
Melvin Glee
Napoleon Dynamite
2012TV
Uncle Rico (voice)
Deep in the Heart
2012Movie
Dick Wallrath
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011Movie
Tom Sutter
The Smell of Success
2011Movie
Early Dunchamp
Natural Selection
2011Movie
Peter
Hawaii Five-0
2010TV
Liam Miller
Nikita
2010TV
The Engineer
Good Intentions
2010Movie
Sheriff Ernie
Crazy on the Outside
2010Movie
Edgar
Elsewhere
2009Movie
Mr. Tod
Around June
2008Movie
Murry
So Long Jimmy
2008Movie
Levi Franklin
South of Heaven
2008Movie
Hood 1
Sons of Anarchy
2008TV
Magoo
Bar Starz
2008Movie
Ricky Fabulous
Taken
2008Movie
Mark Casey
Frank
2007Movie
Colin York
The Comebacks
2007Movie
Barber
Fathom
2007Movie
September Dawn
2007Movie
John D. Lee
American Pastime
2007Movie
Ed Tully
The Astronaut Farmer
2007Movie
FBI Agent Killbourne
Car Babes
2006Movie
Gary
Psych
2006TV
Strabinsky
Stick It
2006Movie
Brice Graham
The Sasquatch Gang
2006Movie
Chilcutt
Supernatural
2005TV
Martin Creaser
Waterborne
2005Movie
Ritter
Confessions of an Action Star
2005Movie
Donald Buckheim
Last Best Chance
2005Movie
Bernard Wheeler
CSI: NY
2004TV
Jim Warren
Lost
2004TV
Roger Linus
Napoleon Dynamite
2004Movie
Uncle Rico
Cold Case
2003TV
Bill Shepard
The Rundown
2003Movie
Harvey
Las Vegas
2003TV
Greg Walker
Carnivàle
2003TV
Texas Ranger
The Snow Walker
2003Movie
Pierce
Northfork
2003Movie
Arnold
The Big Empty
2003Movie
Elron
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self - Guest
The Beatnicks
2002Movie
B Cool
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
2001Movie
Broots
24
2001TV
Joseph Wald
Jackpot
2001Movie
Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
The Pretender 2001
2001Movie
Broots
Twin Falls Idaho
1999Movie
Lawyer Jay Harrison
Men in Black
1997Movie
Van Driver
Casualties
1997Movie
Bill Summers
The Maze
1997Movie
Dr. Holmes
The Pretender
1996TV
Broots
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
1996Movie
Steve
Get Shorty
1995Movie
Ronnie Wingate
Strange Luck
1995TV
Henry Bloom
ER
1994TV
Marty Nesmith
Chicago Hope
1994TV
Jack Kimball
Bakersfield P.D.
1993TV
Ray Coombs
The X-Files
1993TV
Salvatore Matola
Ed and His Dead Mother
1993Movie
Rob Sundheimer
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
1992Movie
Deputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)
Martin
1992TV
Shawn McDermott, Shawn McDermott /Innkeeper
Fever
1991Movie
Bobby
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990TV
Dope Dealer
The Grifters
1990Movie
Drunk's Friend
Rainbow Drive
1990Movie
Azzolini
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
1989Movie
Max (as Jonathan Gries)
Kill Me Again
1989Movie
Alan Swayzie
Seinfeld
1989TV
Homeless Man
Quantum Leap
1989TV
Flash McGrath
Tattingers
1988TV
Fright Night Part 2
1988Movie
Louie
Jake and the Fatman
1987TV
Tour of Duty
1987TV
The Monster Squad
1987Movie
Desperate Man
Number One with a Bullet
1987Movie
Bobby Sweet
L.A. Law
1986TV
Hotel Desk Clerk
Running Scared
1986Movie
Det. Tony Montoya
TerrorVision
1986Movie
O.D.
The Twilight Zone
1985TV
(segment "Shelter Skelter")
Real Genius
1985Movie
Lazlo Hollyfeld
High School U.S.A.
1984Movie
Leo Bandini
High School U.S.A.
1983Movie
Dirty Curt
September Gun
1983Movie
Brian Brian
Joysticks
1983Movie
King Vidiot
Cagney & Lacey
1982TV
Falcon Crest
1981TV
Stone
Swap Meet
1979Movie
Doug
240-Robert
1979TV
Brad
More American Graffiti
1979Movie
Ron
Sunnyside
1979Movie
Wild Child
Mulligan's Stew
1977TV
The Chicken Chronicles
1977Movie
Tom
Helter Skelter
1976Movie
William Garretson
The Jeffersons
1975TV
Will Penny
1967Movie
Horace
The Knife Thrower
Movie
Lew Schätze
Bicentennial Curious
Movie
Mick Jones